The Hunger Games Novel Study

What is katniss?

•  A tree that grows small red fruits
• A plant with tubers that can be eaten like potatoes
•  A flower with tiny blue petals
•   A bush that attracts wild cats

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What are the outfits the tributes wear in the opening ceremony supposed to represent?

•   To represent their industry in their district
•   To represent their special interest and hobbies
•  To show their district’s pride in the Hunger Games
•  To show their individual strengths

What does Haymitch consider a rebellion about Peeta and Katniss’s actions in the opening ceremonies? 

•  Their fire suits
•  Their holding hands
•  Their refusal to listen to the president’s speech
•  Their choice to sit together in the chariot.

What is the main goal of getting a high score from the Gamemakers in the individual demonstrations?

•   Release from the games
•   To get gifts from the Gamemakers
•   To get sponsors and intimidate the other tributes
•   To get an advantage like extra weapons in the games.

What causes the death of another tribute within sight of Katniss’ hidden sleeping position in a tree the first night of the Hunger Games?

•   She runs into a bear.
•  She panics and announces heer presence to the Careers
•  She commits suicide out of homesickness and despair.
•   She lights a fire in the open.

What is the significance of the silver parachutes in the Hunger Games?

•  They are secret maps of the arena from the mentors.
•   They are secret messages from the mentors to the tributes.
•   They are gifts from sponsors.
•   They are bombs from the Gamemakers.

What was Katniss and Rue’s signal to alert one another that they are still safe?

•   A mockingbird song.
•   A jabberjay song.
•   A tune Katniss once learned from her father.
•   A four note tune Rue once sang to announce the end of the work day.

Why does Katniss camouflage the opening of the cave she has been sharing with Peeta?

•   To keep animals out of the cave.
•   To protect him while she is at the feast, especially if she does not return.
•   To keep Peeta from wandering away in the middle of the night.
•   To keep the warmth in.

How does Peeta signal Katniss where to shoot Cato as Cato holds Peeta in a headlock?

•   He signals with his eyes.
•   He makes a hand gesture Katniss recognizes.
•   He marks an x on Cato’s hand.
•  He jerks in the hope that Katniss will fire at the right moment.

Why does Haymitch warn Katniss that she most continue to act as though she is madly in love with Peeta?

• A.  To protect her family from the media storm about to fall on them.
• B.  To protect Peeta’s feelings.
• C.  To help Peeta while he recovers from the loss of his leg.
• D.  To protect her from the wrath of the president.